My 12-year-old daughter has been having recurring bouts of stabbing headaches every night for almost 5 months. They last for about 30 seconds and she was initially getting up to 20 attacks in a 3-hour period every night. They come very predictably at the same time every night and the sessions last very predictably for 3 hours every time. The attacks have diminished to 6-7 in the 3-hour period, either because of medication (indomethacin, topamax, amitryptaline) or because that's their normal course, we don't know. She did have mono last November and the headaches began in December. Thanks for any info.
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5/ 5/08 2:26pm
Hi Susie!
I'm not really sure of what your question is here....
Has your daughter been diagnosed? It sounds like Ice Pick Headaches, but for a proper diagnosis, you would need to get that from your doctor, obviously.
I assume you are working with a neurologist or headache specialist?
I'm glad to hear your daughters headaches seems to have been cut down by preventive medication she is taking, but also know that there are over 100 medications currently being used for headache/migraine disease. Sometimes it may take a migraineur some time before they find a treatment plan that works for him/her.
I hope this information helps a bit, also for more info, or to ask more questions, please visit our migraine forum where you can meet more parents just like you. We have a great group there and would love to see you!
Good luck!
5/21/11 9:05pm
hi ummm go to a doctor and get her checked out.Tell them everything you metioned
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